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Learners study under trees after lake swallowed Baringo schools

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Grade One, Grade Two and Class Seven pupils at Ngambo Primary School in Baringo County study under a tree. [Harun Wathari Standard]

A strong wind blows and the dust rises, forcing the head teacher of Ngambo Primary School to flee from under a tree where he was sitting.

The books and pieces of paper on his table are blown away and scattered as a chalkboard pinned on a nearby tree falls to the ground. Learners under the tree are forced to cover their heads and clutch their books.

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